ONLY 1.4 meters of snow? Well.. if that is all....
I have not seen snow since I was in Denmark 5 years ago. And almost 4.5 feet of snow in insane. I just could not imagine dealing with such a thing year in and year out. I am used to spending half my Christmases wearing shorts and T-shirts. And 12f to as much as -25?! No thank you.
Younger people that grow up in the cold and snow want to move away from it more and more every year. The Austin area, unfortunately, is one of those places SUFFERING from the influx. We have great weather, low crime, awesome suburbs and a ton of crap to do. And no snow or cold winters.
Plus so often now, people want to experience somewhere new. I rarely meet someone that is from here, most people are from somewhere like Madison, a small town with not much going on.